CLAS 232-02 Early Rome & kings

Map of Latium: Pre-historic trade routes (Iron Age period)

Drawing of vase painting: Aeneas carrying Anchises

Altar architecture, from Lavinium, made of stone (Republican period, dated to 6th - 3rd c. BC)

Altar plan of Lavinium (Republican period, dated to 6th-3rd c. BC)

Albani, Aesolani, Accienses, Abolani, Bubetani, Bolani, Cusuetani, Coriolani, Fidenates, Foreti, Hortenses, Latinienses, Longani, Manates, Macrales, Munienses, Numinienses, Olliculani, Octulani, Pedani, Poletaurini, Querquetulani, Sicani, Sisolenses, Tolerienses, Tutienses, Vimitellari, Velienses, Venetulani, Vitellenses.

Pliny the Elder Natural History 3.68-70

Map of Roman territory (Iron Age period, dated to 7th-6th c. BC)

Gem: Salii with shields; made of sardonyx, with intaglio (Roman period)

Map of Etruria: Territories (Etruscan period)

Map of Mediterranean: Colonization (Iron Age period)

Map of Italy: Pre-Roman languages (Iron Age period)

Writing: Early Italian alphabet; from Marsiliana d’Albegna

Drawing of writing: Graffito; from Osteria dell’Osa, with graffito (Iron Age period)

“Tomb of the Diver,” wall painting: Symposium scene; used as tomb, from Poseidonia (now at Museo Nazionale, Paestum)

“Vix Crater,” vessel, Krater, from Vix, made of bronze (Archaic period, dated to c. 510 BC; now at Châtillon-sur-Seine)

City/town plan: Streets; of Roman Forum (Republican period)

“Servian Wall,” wall map of Rome: Existing sections (Regal period, dated to late 6th c. BC)

Fibula jewelry: Etruscan ceremonial; from Regolini-Galassi Tomb, Caere, made of gold (Orientalizing period, dated to 650-640 BC; now at Vatican, Museo Gregoriano Etrusco)

Cemetery plan: Showing burials; of Osteria dell’Osa (Iron Age period)

Cemetery plan: Showing burial sites; of Osteria dell’Osa (Iron Age period)

Drawing of forum excavations: Lapis Niger area; from Roman Forum (Archaic period)

“Lapis Niger,” view of site of Roman Forum (Republican period)

“Lapis Niger,” view of site of Roman Forum: Detail (Republican period)

“Lapis Niger stele,” cippus monument: Archaic Latin; from Forum Romanum, Rome, with inscription (Archaic period, dated to c. 500 BC)

“Lapis Niger stele,” cippus monument: REGEI in archaic Latin; from Roman Forum, made of stone, with inscription (Archaic period, dated to ca. 500 BC; now at Museo delle Terme, Rome)

“Lapis Satricanus,” base sculpture: Publius Valerius and his Suodales to Ma(me)rs; from Satricum, made of stone, with inscription (Archaic period, dated to ca. 500 BC; now at Museo delle Terme, Rome)

A conflict which broke out amongst the Sabines between the peace party and the war party brought an accession of strength to the Romans. Attius Clausus, who was afterwards known in Rome as Appius Claudius, was an advocate for peace, but, unable to maintain his ground against the opposing faction, who were stirring up war, he fled to Rome with a large body of clients. They were admitted to the citizenship and received a grant of land lying beyond the Anio. They were called the Old Claudian tribe, and their numbers were added to by fresh tribesmen from that district. After his election into the senate it was not long before Appius gained a prominent position in that body.

Livy 2.16

The conflicts between the Fabii and the State of Veii were resumed without any more extensive military preparations than before. There were not only forays into each other’s territories and surprise attacks upon the forayers, but sometimes they fought regular engagements, and this single Roman house often won the victory over what was at that time the most powerful city in Etruria…The Fabii were all cut down to a man, and their fort taken. It is generally agreed that three hundred and six men perished, and that one only, an immature youth, was left as a stock for the Fabian house to be Rome’s greatest helper in her hour of danger both at home and in the field.

Livy 2.50